# Accident 19840917049329A: Mooney M20C, Mariposa, CA, September 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1984, 19:52 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Yosemite
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4902° N, 119.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4902&lon=-119.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6406U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6406U-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 144 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA484) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917049329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXCEEDED MAX X WIND COMPONENT, LANDED LONG, GO AROUND, HIT TREE AND POLE. FLAPS, GEAR EXTENDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84FA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA484), Sep 18, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6406U), Mariposa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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